Overview

Excerpt from The Rites and Worship of the Jews as Described in the Bible, and by Jewish Writers The first mention of sacrifice in the Bible, is that of Abel, Gen. Iv. 4; and the manner in which the history is related, implies that there was a stated time for the performance of this duty, and that it had been often ob served before. We must therefore conclude that Adam offered sacrifices; and it is generally supposed that the skins of beasts, which were given to Adam and Eve for clothes, Gen. Iii. 21, were the skins of beasts which had been slain for sacrifices. It is not likely that any animals died of themselves so soon after their creation. If they were killed, it must have been for food, or for sacrifices, or merely that coverings might be made of their skins. Now it appears from Gen. I. 29, 30, ii. 16, and iii. 18, 19, compared with ix. 3, that animal food, or the flesh of beasts and birds, was not allowed to be eaten by man till after the flood. Nor can we suppose that Adam, immediately after the Divine displeasure had been so strongly shown, would dare to kill any of God's creatures without his leave. And it is not likely that God would order beasts to be killed merely'for their skins, when man could have been clothed by their hair and wool, or by many vegetable substances. This would be unnecessary waste and destruction of God's creatures; we therefore may be led to believe, that beasts were killed as sacrifices, and we are expressly told that this transaction took place by Divine direction. Also here remark, that it is clear that Gen. Iii. 21 refers to garments for Adam and Eve to wear. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Full Product Details

9781330096406

Table of Contents

Reviews

Author Information

Tab Content 6

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

Countries Available